February 28, 2006
Leave it to a twelve-year-old to come up with this cheeky experiment: comparing the levels of bacteria in ice cubes from fast food restaurants…to the water in their toilet bowls. And her result? The toilet bowl water was cleaner. See the story here.
This science fair experiment is currently making the rounds on Jay [...]
August 17, 2006
Exposing prisoners to experimental drugs would be allowed only after the completion of early toxicity testing. This will hardly restrain drugmakers because they don’t need prisoners for early toxicity testing anyway. Students and homeless people line up in droves for the $200 daily fee, plus room and board, on offer at the industry [...]
February 17, 2006
News flash: “Too much contemplation gets in the way of good decision-making”! (Greg Miller, Science, February 17,2006). “Thinking too hard about complex decisions…may lead to worse choices”! (Newsday, February 17, 2006). “New advice for anyone who is struggling to make a difficult decision: Stop thinking about it”! (Boston Globe, February 17, 2006) Dimwits everywhere [...]
January 16, 2006
As the Times series has amply shown, our health suffers when we rely on fast foods and sugary drinks to sustain ourselves. But in places where malnourishment and poverty are rampant, the ramifications are even more profound.
In Western countries the transition from hardscrabble malnourishment to today’s drive-through, fast-food cornucopia occurred over centuries, with [...]
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